The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

Possessing eternal youth and beauty produces exactly the same effect as sentencing a man to life without the possibility of parole. Both have nothing to lose and morals disappear before the desire for immediate self-gratification in all things. And so it is with Dorian Gray. Its a moral story so eventually his evil catches up with him and he dies, as does the criminal. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is a fascinating novel in which a beautiful young man, under the poisonous influence of an older dandy, makes a bargain with the devil, according to which he stays young and charming while his portrait becomes a reflection of his conscience. Wildes novel is about youth and beauty versus experience; morality and the triumph of the senses over reason; sin and accountability; society, its hypocrisy and the depths of the human condition.

The Dream

Herbert George Wells

The Dream by H.G Wells follows the character, Sarnac, who lives a whole other life as Harry Mortimer Smith. Sarnac is at the height of his career as a scientist by discovering new research. Sarnac goes with his friends including his girlfriend, Sunray to escape for the holidays. Little does Sarnac know that he would be dreaming a whole new life as a different person. His dream world is peculiar rules and what is socially acceptable than reality. The roles of each member in this society is more conservative, yet relaxed at other situations. However, he finds that his dreams and the reality he has lived have become so entangled that he is no longer able to distinguish between them. The Dream is a 1924 novel by H. G. Wells about a man from a Utopian future who dreams the entire life of an Englishman from the Victorian and Edwardian eras, Harry Mortimer Smith.

Bomba, the Jungle Boy on Terror Trail

Roy Rockwood

Bomba, the Jungle Boy on Terror Trail? 6 in the Bomba series, by Roy Rockwood, was published in 1928. Bomba is making the treacherous journey back to his home with the Araos tribe. On the way, he encounters poisonous plant life and battles snakes and alligators. Surviving these natural enemies, he is attacked by cannibals but is rescued by Spaniards in a plane. Bombas luck doesnt hold out, though; he is soon recaptured and now faces a terrible death at the hands of cannibals and their blood-thirsty chief Gonibobo. It is an exciting story of a journey filled with dangers: human, beast, and even plant life. The fearless jungle boy takes them all on and emerges the victor every time. A highly entertaining literature being written for young readers in post-dime-novel America.

The Treasure of the Lake

H. Rider Haggard

In fact, this is one of several papers published after the death of Haggard. The Treasure of the Lake is another extreme adventure in the hidden heart of Africa. Allan Quatermain finds a village in the center of the Dark Continent, run by a man with a strange knowledge of future events. But what will the main character do with this knowledge? Can he change something? This is the last Quatermain book.

Poezje. Wybór

Bolesław Leśmian

W życiu Leśmiana nie było ani skandali, ani wielkich manifestów tak charakterystycznych dla Młodej Polski i dwudziestolecia międzywojennego. Twórczość poety ucieka od wpływu historii. Realizuje się raczej w wymiarach filozoficzno-metafizycznym i psychologicznym. Leśmian czerpał z twórczości baroku, romantyzmu i Młodej Polski. Inspirowało go wszystko to, co mistyczne, duchowe i co głęboko powiązane z Naturą oraz Bogiem. W swej poezji twórca wskrzesił świat fantastyczny. W tej ucieczce od rzeczywistości można doszukać się buntu, szczególnie względem nudnego, stereotypowego mieszczaństwa. Leśmian czuł niechęć do ludzi biernych, przeciętnych. Ideałem dlań był wolny i niezależny człowiek renesansu. Poeta często odwoływał się także do symbolizmu, przez co jego poezja uznawana jest za poezję filozoficzną.

The Pike Bearfield Stories

Robert E. Howard

Robert E. Howard turned to writing comic and dialect Western tales only late in his career, but he found an immediate and continuously successful market for them, and they are in many respects his most accomplished and polished works. The Pike Bearfield Stories is a collection of stories in the western genre, featuring Pike Bearfield the character who lead well-intentioned lives of perpetual confusion, mischance, and outright catastrophe. It includes: While the Smoke Rolled, A Gent from the Pecos Shave That Hawg! , Gents on the Lynch, The riot at Bucksnort. They are reminiscent of traditional southwestern tall tales, told in dialect, featuring larger-than-life characters, swift action, broad satire, and wry humor. All stories are fast-paced with simple yet effective plots that have a few surprises thrown in for good measure.

Gargantua i Pantagruel

François Rabelais

Renesansowe dzieło François Rabelaisgo pisane przaśnym językiem ludowym, pełnym rubaszności i groteski, stanowiące świadomą grę z literaturą jarmarczną i heroiczną. Odwołuje się ono do wcześniejszych podań o olbrzymie Gargantui, które tak zainspirowały autora, że postanowił dopisać dalsze losy stwora, obdarzając go synem Pantagruelem. Można je odczytywać na wielu poziomach zarówno jako dialog z kulturą niską, jak i satyrę społeczną i obyczajową. Niniejsze polskie wydanie zawiera wszystkie pięć ksiąg oryginalnej edycji francuskojęzycznej.

Joshuas Vision

William J. Locke

During the war, Joshua Fendik became rich against his will and found for himself an entrance to social circles, completely new to him. In particular, he falls under the influence of Robins Dale, a sculptor who supports a useless husband abroad. Robins mothers Joshua and prompts him to try his hand with a chisel.

John Flack. Roman

Edgar Wallace

Acht bis an die Zähne bewaffnete Männer von Scotland Yard bewachen einen Transport von 73000 Pfund Sterling. Aber der Geldtransporter mit Geld und seine Bewacher verschwindet auf der Straße von London nach Tilbury. Nach dem mysteriösen Verschwinden fehlt jede Spur. As wirklich geschehen?

Fear Stalks the Village

Ethel Lina White

Fear Stalks the Village will appeal to those who love detective. This novel is mysterious in its plots: people who live in an id? llic village receive anonymous letters accusing them of past mistakes. Secrets are revealed, and people begin to avoid each other, and then mysteriously begin to die. It turns out that this is not such an ideal and calm village.

The Salt of the Earth

Fred M. White

Newton Moore, the perfect detective, as Sherlock Holmes, and perhaps better. Moore talks about Russian adventures, German spy masters, killer Indian powerful, Balkan intrigues, rifles. Events occur before the outbreak of the First World War. This is another creation of Fred M. White, where espionage is an integral part.

The Counts Chauffeur. Being the Confessions of George Ewart, Chauffeur to Count Bindo Di Ferraris

William Le Queux

When I was fourteen, we moved to London with my father. He became an agent on Wood Street, City, representing a large silk maker in Lyon. At the age of twenty, I worked in an office with dusty books and a large armchair that I did not really like. I was always interested in mechanics, but my father did not perceive her as a profession and wanted me to walk in his footsteps.

Psałterz dziecka

Maria Konopnicka

Psałterz dziecka Marii Konopnickiej to zbiór wzruszających wierszy dla dzieci w formie modlitewnika. Pokazuje, że życie dziecka wcale nie jest beztroskie, ale pełne małych i dużych zmartwień, niepokojów i przeżyć, które ujęte w poetyckie słowa dają się jednak oswoić. Wiersze Konopnickiej wlewają otuchę w młode serce i pokazują, o co warto prosić, a za co dziękować i z czego się cieszyć.

Lord Lister. Tajemniczy nieznajomy. Tom 29. Książę szulerów

anonimowy

Bohaterem serii jest intrygująca postać o dwóch twarzach: wiktoriański gentelman Lord Edward Lister oraz słynny złodziej Raffles w jednej osobie. Jak w ogóle do tego doszło i co może wyniknąć z takiego niezwykłego połączenia? Jak bohater wykorzystuje niezwykłe zdolności medyczne i chemiczne, aby występować pod obiema postaciami? Komu udało się go rozszyfrować i jak wykorzystano tę wiedzę?

What Maisie Knew

Henry James

The young heroine matures through her perception of family problems. The aristocratic family fell apart: the parents decided to live separately, but Macy does not agree with this. The girl is looking for a way to reunite her mom and dad...

The Merry Wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare

In The Merry Wives of Windsor, there is everything that we love in Shakespeares comedies. The classic comedy of Shakespeare, except that the acting characters are not as noble as usual, and the jester is not enough. The plot is simple one fat knight Falstaff decided to roll up to two married ladies, and those who decided to teach him a lesson so that he would not allow himself such liberties to himself any more, which he did for life three times. At the same time, a story is being developed about an attempt to marry a young girl Anna for some fools, but the situation is resolved in favor of true love.